I promise not to look for you

I promise not to look for you, I swear on the wind,
though the echo of your laughter resounds in my chest.
The nights grow long, the days, a torment,
and in every shooting star, a desire undone.
I miss you like the river longs for the deep sea,
as the sun seeks its escape through clouds of bittersweet.
But in this distance, I cling to a second,
in the whisper of the air, your essence shines through.
I would like to talk to you, to know of your walk,
to hear in your words the glow of life.
In the silence I keep a flame in the hearth,
my love is like fire, yet unlit.
Real as the air you breathe and dream,
Invisible but strong, it surrounds you and embraces you.
I promise not to look for you, though you pawn my heart,
my love is a refuge, an eternal balance.